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Anonymous
05/28/20 at 10:12AM UTC
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Considering the career pivot runway?

The travel industry has essentially shut down so I ran into no other options other than to switch my career. The good news, I’ve been meaning to self-reinvent myself and this reality made it easier (on some levels) to make a big move. This week I got a new job, within a new industry. And although this happened because of unfortunate circumstances, this has been the catalyst to making a change. I wanted to share in case others are searching to redirect their basket of skills to something entirely new! It can happen and this might be the a great time period to consider making a leap.

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Amy Petricek
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I streamline processes through training!
06/07/20 at 5PM UTC
I'm so happy for you! Yes! This is the perfect opportunity to explore something new.
Brianna King
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Women and resilience, especially in leadership
06/06/20 at 2:18AM UTC
This is so great! It is one of the silver linings of this situation, you had a reason to make the leap and try something new. Congrats!
Krista Coutts
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Marketing Professional, Cross-Functional Leader
06/03/20 at 7:58PM UTC
Congratulations on making the pivot to a new industry! I'm sure you are extremely excited about this new opportunity! You are a case study for everyone going thru this right now! Finding what our best next steps are can be very empowering!!
Devney Ayers
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Masters in organization development and change
06/03/20 at 2:44AM UTC
Thank you for sharing this! And congrats on a new job, I hope you enjoy the new career field and company culture! I'm so inspired that making a career change in this environment is possible! I'm sure it always is it's just nice to hear from someone first hand. I had hoped for that as well (and I'm putting it out there that I'll be writing a similar post about how it's possible to make a career shift very soon) but seeing 400+ people applying to one job it can feel defeating, since LinkedIn shows the number of applicants. If an HR department was looking for specific skills or previous experience/title, I know I don't have that, so it felt like much more of a long shot than someone with that exact background and qualifications. Seriously thank you for sharing! May I ask was there anything specific about your approach that was a game changer for you? Congrats again!
TAYSEER ELTAYEB
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06/03/20 at 1:14AM UTC
Congratulations. I'm thinking about a change myself. Please share the details.
LauMurt
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Enjoys creating insights from marketing data
06/02/20 at 5:46PM UTC
I agree with Laurin. Tell us the story
Anonymous
06/02/20 at 3:27PM UTC
Did I miss the story? It doesn't really help unless we know how you did it so we can learn....
Cynthia Jones 1128
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06/02/20 at 2:25PM UTC
Congratulations! Please share away. Many of us have considered career pivots but is does seem very daunting.
Saudia Santure
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05/28/20 at 1:18PM UTC
Congratulations, what great timing! I'm also working on a career break/pivot (though... covid was not in my plan!!). I'm so thrilled for you!
Rebecca Lee V
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Operations Analyst
05/28/20 at 12:41PM UTC
That is awesome.

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